Travel Blogs from Kissimmee

This is our last day in Orlando and we're awakened by rolling thunder and rain splashing on the patio outside. Noooo....this is going to be our last day at Universal. We have plans and getting drenched was not one of them!

We talk about going out to breakfast to give the storm a chance to pass when we realize that it is already after eleven. Instead of going out we make coffee and set out the tortillas, hummus and cucumber; chop up a little ...

... and talking her ear off. At one point Kylee settled in with papa in his favorite chair to be read to. Eventually, Jodi and I took off for some shopping. When we returned, we brought Subway home. Kaleb's order was funny, very specific as he has ordered it several times. The rest of the night we sat in the living room watching Christmas movies. We settled in to sleep after we had planned our busiest day for tomorrow. We are heading to Animal Kingdom and Hollywood ...

Woke up and went to Universal!!! My muggle friends and I ventured into the world of magic where Hogsmeade in winter is 30 degrees. The Harry Potter ride was the coolest ride I have ever been on. You pretty much sit in a chair (like our two chairs in the TV room except plastic) and hold into the handle which is supposed to be your "broomstick" handle. Then the ride has these simulations ...

Another day, another theme park! Today is Animal Kingdom, one of my favourites. People staying in a Disney resort get to go one hour before opening time. We are up early anyway so decide to take advantage of this. So there we are at 7.45 am and wondering whether we are slightly insane. If we are, we are not on our own - it is packed! All the rides are loosely connected to animals: Kilimanjaro Safaris takes you through a mock up African plain to see hippos, ...

... been utilizing the little barf bags they provided in the cockpit console...lol.

After that we headed over to Test Track by Chevrolet™. This ride was fun but we both left kind of upset because the wait is like 45-60 minutes (longest yet) and it's all because the little kids want to design their own cars on the computer displays prior to getting on the ride. Which I could care less about! The problem was, it was holding up the ride! There should be ...